bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: April 20, 2025
Abstract Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) is widely used in biocatalysis with applications plastics degradation and chemical synthesis. CALB activated by hydrophobic matrices and, enigmatically, shows striking activation polar, choline-based, Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES). Herein, we show that stabilisation TAAs caused binding to choline’s tetraalkylammonium (TAA) moiety. Several related TAA salts also which was proportional the hydrophobicity of their alkyl substituents. Remarkably, tetraoctylammonium bromide showed ∼500% even at low micromolar levels. These represent a new class enzyme activator. Molecular modelling identified alkylammonium location as patch centred around Asp-145 CALB. Binding this site explains polar DES solvents its relationship other pathways activation. demonstrate CALB, like many lipases, calcium. Intriguingly, mixed soluble activator experiments calcium choline bind different sites, suggesting two-site model for observations, along previous findings, widespread property enzymes constitutes novel potent means enhance turnover stability. Highlights cause Hyperactivation (5-fold) ions occurs concentrations. Two independent sites activation, ions, are Activation stabilises while destabilises A demonstrated, can be probe mechanism or enzymes.
Language: Английский